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Part of the team? Integrating international doctors

Dr May looks at why the NHS needs international medical graduates (IMGs) and why we need to do better at integrating them.

This article looks at why the NHS needs international medical graduates (IMGs) and why we need to do better at integrating them into the workforce to maximise their contribution.

The General Medical Council’s Workforce report 2023 emphasises that the current reliance of the NHS on IMGs will continue in the future, despite an expansion of medical school places. The GMC predicts that almost a third of all doctors will be IMGs by 2036. It declares that the ‘integration and retention….must be improved’ and describes as essential that these colleagues are ‘welcomed into supportive teams’.

The way we welcome our international colleagues not only determines the extent to which they can contribute safely to the service, but also how easy it is to recruit and retain them. Our attitude should include a willingness to learn from their previous expertise and their ability to look at our services with fresh eyes.

Opportunities for Anaesthetists in Training

The College encourages Anaesthetists in Training to undertake placements within programmes where there is evidence of high quality teaching, training and/or raising standards.

Anaesthetists as Educators Programme

The programme offers a number of professional development courses and educational resources in the areas of teaching and learning in the workplace; assessment and feedback; and educational supervision and appraisal. Courses are held throughout the year and in the form of one or two day workshops. All of the courses are taught by practising anaesthetists.